Wall construction



March 1,1921 n y 1,619,300

B.J.KLAASEN WALL CONSTRUCTION l i Patented Mar. l, 1927.

- facing material to the wall.

1,010,300 PATENT OFFICE.

WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Application ined April 12, 1924. serial No. 706,001.

This invention relates to a hollow metal of securing these surfacing materials upon wall construction and more particularly to a wall, the supporting structure of which is formed of separable sheet metal parts.

The object of the present invention is to simplify and cheapen construction, facilitate assembly and erection, andin a metal wall construction, to provide nailing facilities whereby an exterior covering of any desired construction or material may be readilyT applied. A further object is to provide a wall structure wherein the metal parts are formed-to interlock and may be readily assembled as erection progresses and without the necessity for special machines or other tools' t0 do the work. It 1s also an object to provide a'sheet metal stud which may be substituted for the 'usual two-byfour in -the building of inside or o utside walls or partitions and the construction of which is such as to facilitate erection and assembly on the job, and further, to provide a wall construction wherein a reinforced concrete, cement or stucco surfacing or a wood sheeting or clapboardmg may be readily applied to such studding, and also wherein the inner wall-surface may be plastered in the usual manner'with the plaster applied directly to a sheet metal sheeting interlocked with the sheet metal studding. A further object is to provide certain other new and useful features in wall construction, all as hereinafter more fully described.

With the above and other ends in view,

4vthe/inventionconsists in the several matlters hereinafter set forth and moreA particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference bein had to the accompanying drawing, in w ich- Figure 1 yis a horizontal sectional detail of a portion of .a wall construction illustrative of the invention and of the application thereof to different wall structures and materials used in such structures.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the same; and

Fig. 3, is a perspective detail of a sheet metal stud and adjacent wall parts illustrative of applications of the invention.

Heretofore no provision has been made in wall structures formed of sheet metal, for nailing or securing in a similar manner, sur- In the present instance, it is proposed to make provision whereby any o the usual or common materials may be applied in the usual manner the supporting structure, as in the common wood framing, and it is also proposed to provide a sheet metal stud which may be readily substituted for the usual two-byfour in framing. In the drawing these sheet metal two-by-fours or studs are indicated as a whole by the numeral 1, each comprising two separate parts each formed of strips of sheet metal each bent to form a' longitudinal groove along each edge thereof, the grooves being in confronting relation when the parts are assembled to lform a channel 2 along each vertical edge of the stud, these channels -being rectangular in cross section, and the two strips or arts being arranged with the open sides o the channels at the outer side edges of the studs and the intermediate substantially flat connecting portion 3 of each strip, lying in contact with the e'portion of the other the parts are in aS- When the parts are thus assembled, the confronting grooves in the two parts, together form channels 3 of a size and shape in cross section to each receive a wood filler strip 4, and the free edge portions of the strips are inturned at the edges of the channels providing flanges 5 which are stopped sh'ort ting relation so that a space 6 is provided along the entire outer edges or faces of each stu'd through which spaces the wood filler s trip is exposed, thus providing a place or hne along which covering material or wall surfacing may be nailed or the like, to the several studs, the nails 0r other fastening means being driven into the wood strips between the spaced outer edges 5 of the sheet metal.

The two strips or parts of sheet metal forming each Stud are interlocked to hold their flat` intermediate portions 3 in close contact and the two parts against separaof coming into abuttion, by providing slots 7 in the portion 3 of one part to receive tongues 8 struck out of openings in the other part, and the sides titl With this construction, the studs may be readily assembled by an unskilled workman during the erection of the framing as one member or st-rip of a stud may be set in position, the wood ller strips inserted in the channels thereof, and then the outer member brought against the set up member, and by an endwise movement of the last positioned member, the tongues may be engaged in the slots of the opposed member and the two members locked together.

Sheet metal studding is thus provided which may be readily set up in the wall and assembled as the setting up of the wall progresses and these studs may be substituted or the yusual two-by-fours in any form of wall as the wood filler strips provide for nailing material of any kind to the studs in the usual manner.

Where a hollow sheet metal wall is desired, the sides of the hollow wall between the studs may comprise flat strips or sheets 9 of sheet metal, and to securely and rigidly hold these plates 9 to the studs, the longitudinal edge portions of each plate are inbent or doubled back upon the inner surface thereof to Yform channel or hooked edges 10 which, in setting up the wall may be interlocked with the free and spaced'apart edges 5 of the sheet metal parts of the studs, said edges 5 being slipped into the channels 10 when the studs are set in place. Sheeting or clapboarding 11 may then be nailed over the sheet metal sheeting 9 to form the outer surface of the wall in a wood structure, or in a fire proof structure, an outer surfacing of stucco, cement or the like may be applied as at 12 with this covering reinforced and held in place by a wire netting 13 or the like, of open mesh which is secured to the studs in spaced relation thereto and to the metal sheeting 9, by means of staples 14 driven into Ithe filler strips 4 through ferrules 15 sleeved upon the staples between the netting or screen 13 and the studs or a covering 16 of building paper or other suitable material which may be secured over the sheeting 9 to protect it from dampness. The stucco or other plastic material to be used is then applied and passes through the wire reinforcing screen and adheres to the insulating material 1G or to the sheeting 9, said material being applied to the desired thickness and coveringthc reinforcing wire which is thus embedded therein and securely holds the stucco in place and prevents its crac-hing.

rlihe inner wall surface may be a plastic surface 'l'l and this plaster may be applied directly to the sheet metal sheeting 9 by severing or slitting the sheet metal transversely and bending the severed edges outwardly to form slits 19 at suit-all-A intervals to receive the plaster and prova an anchorage or hold upon the sheet i etal sheet ing. By bending the severed edges of the sheet metal outwardly along these several slits, the sheeting is stillened against bending inwardly, thus providing a very strong and rigid wall and permitting of the use of a comparatively thin gage of sheet metal.'

A wall which will withstand a. high degree of heat is thus secured, where such walls are desirable, as only sulicient wood is used to provide a place of nailing and this wood filling is protected by being enclosed within the channels of the sheet metal studs. When the wall is formed by these sheet metal studs and sheet metal sheeting, a hollow wall is formed in which the flues or spaces between the several studs are completely lined with metal and therefore these spaces may, if found desirable in house construction, be utilized as hot air or other flues without the necessity' for separate piping. The large number of dead air spaces in the Wall between the studs, give high insulating qualities and as the connecting portions 3 of each stud are simply metal sheets, they afford little or no conductivity for heat, cold or dampness, thus completely insulating the inner from the outer wall.

rlhe. setting up of the wall in some cases may be facilitated by providing strips 19, preferably two-by-fours, which are secured upon the floor and ceiling in proper position to align the wall to be erected and then securing the studs 1 and sheeting 9 to these strips at the upper and lower ends of the studs, portions 2O of the metal forming the ends of the studs and sheeting being extended and secured by nails 21 or otherwise to these strips 19.

The parts being all separable and easily interlocked, the work of setting up a wall is greatly facilitated and skilled labor is not required. Further, the parts may be formed and shipped in the knocltdown, to the job and there assembled as the work progresses, and the construction is such as to readily adapt it to any form or kind of wall.

Obviously changes may be made in the particular construction and arrangement shown, in order to adapt the same to the particular work in hand, but all such changes as fall within the scope of the appended claims are contemplated, and l do not therefore limit mysel-lE to the particular form shown.

lflhat l claim iszl. llt wall member comprising two parts each formed of sheet metal with a groove along each longitudinal edge portion of said parts, and means for securing the parts together with a space between the inturned edge portions of the metal forming 'the grooves to hold a wood filler strip in the channels formed by the confronting grooves lill? lflfi the we d enposed through said space.

2. A wall member formed of sheet metal and in two parts with each part formed with a groove along each of its longitudinal edges and with an intermediate longitudi- 5 nal flat portion adapted to be secured in contact with the like iat portion of the other part, the grooves in the two parts being in confronting relation to form channels with said channel groovespartially closed by said cured together, and wood yfiller strips in said channels retained therein by said inturned edge portions.

"y 3.'A wall memberv comprising two parts each formed of a strip of sheet metal bent tokprovide longitudinal grooves along its side edges and Hat intermediate portions connecting said grooves, the free edges of the,l metal being spaced apart when the flat 2o portions of the two parts are in contact to jing, said intermediate iat` formed with interlocking 'means to hold the parts together.

provide a space between said edges opening ixito said channels formed by the confrontportions being 4. A wall member comprising two parts each formed from a strip of sheet metal longitudinally bent to form a lgroove along each longitudinal edge thereof and a fiat in- 80 termediate Vconnection portion between the inturned edge portions when the parts are se-v grooves, said lat portionsbeing formed, one with slots and the other with'tongues extending longitudinally of the members, whereby. said members by a relative endwise movement with the at portions in contact and the grooves 1n confronting relation, said ooves together may be interlocked forming longitudinal channels at the side w edges of the member with -sid grooves formed to 4provide a space between the free edges of the metal of said two parts when the parts are secured together, and wood filler strips in said through said spaces.

5. A sheet metal Wall stud comprising two parts each formed from a 'strip of sheet` metal bent to form a groove along each longitudinal edge thereof anda flat intermediate portion between said grooves, interlockture. v

BENJAMIN J. KLAASEN.

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